The compulsory period of secretiveness for700MHz auctionparticipants is over , so AT&T is break what’sup their sleevefor theprem - o slash of spectrumon a conference call . AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega say that it ’ll give them more flexibility and bandwidth to handle surging demand for nomadic broadband now and later ; good coverage ( like in buildings , thanks to the spectrum ’s sweet property ) ; and an “ easier path to 4 G engineering , ” thatbeing LTE(whichVerizon is also in on ) . They ’ll primarily be using 700MHz for their LTE connection , and since it ’s GSM based , 4 yard devices will be capable to mould in 2 G and 3 G areas .
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So , when ’s that awesomeness going to pass ? Ralph says they “ do n’t need the [ new ] spectrum tomorrow or even next year ” because HSPA ( their current 3 G banner ) has “ a passel of headroom . ” They ’re going to ramble out 4 gigabyte “ when the consumers demand it ” ( um , I require it now ) and when the gear shows up to support it . Feb. 2009 is when the spectrum is clear for utilization , and beyond that “ I think you ’ll begin to see commercial-grade deployment in prize localization . ” Good news : It ’s hold up to be flash per megabyte of data point . Bad tidings : You wo n’t really see widespread commercial deployment until 2012 . But ! They ’re planning on doubling their 3 gravitational constant speed to 7.2 Mbps downstream in the next year .
Wo n’t comment on WiMax , which presumably , theoretically , maybe will be twine out sooner than AT&T ’s 4 M meshing .
He ’s kind of pooing on the light speed block which Verizon buy because it ’s stuck with opened entree rule — hampered with more regulations , etc . The C block chunk they bribe from Aloha earlier was n’t subject to open access rules , and the boron closure slices they corrupt to fill in the spread during the auction was n’t either . Om Malik asks if Ralph ’s referring to open accession formula . Ralph reply that ’s “ on the dot right . ” He also calls the regulation on the C block “ inordinate ” which give AT&T flexibility that “ other ” C block winner wo n’t have .
A gallant from the NY Times asks if the open rules maintain them from bidding on the coke block . Ralph says , “ Our strategy in the auction was to complement the spectrum we had already larn ” from Aloha and “ we accomplished exactly that . ” He dodges a follow - up trying to pin down whether they would ’ve bid on the C pulley-block if there had been no rules placed on it .
On undetermined approach : “ I think it ’s difficult to define what ‘ undefended access ’ is ” but AT&T is all about selection , and their networks will be open for program and development . “ It ’s all about giving customers ’ option . ” iterate that you may use any GSM French telephone “ today ” while some people are “ just spill about it . ” * make unsporting eye at Verizon *
And we ’re done .
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